Truss



G. H. EDDLEMAN..

muss.

JAN. 7, I920.

2,1914- RENEWED Patented June 29, 1920.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I Si-gi 11 g a2 62 1 5/ l 32 6 J A III/0E :C/ I

WITNESSES r v WE/wolf @Bm I (aka/ye if/fl/fi/fiaiz V By ATTORNEYS UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE,

GEORGE H. EDDLEMAN, orMEMrHIs, 'rnmvnssnn,

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Specification of Letters Patent, 7 'Patented June 29, 1920,

Application filed September 1 2, 1914, Serial No. 861,454. RenewedJanuary 7, 1920. Serial No. 350,056.

To all whomz't may concern:

Be it-known that L'Gnonen H. ,EDnLnMArT, a citizenof the United'States',and a res1- dent of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State ofTennessee, have invented an Improvement in. Trusses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

y present invention relatesto trusses of that nature used in cases ofrupture and hernia, and my object is to provide an arrangement wherebythe truss when once adjusted and placed in proper position may bepermanently worn and all necessity for lts removal, for instance in thebath, may be eliminated. A V

A further object of my invention is to provide an arrangement includingvarious adjustments by which the pad may be properly and comfortablyseated in the dGSITG Cl position and thereafter locked in such positionso as to permit the wearer free body movement without danger ofdisplacing the truss.

v These and other objects, with their resulting advantages, will beclearly apparent from the following description in which reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete truss.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the pad and adjacent parts.

Fig. 3 is a cross section therethrough taken substantially on line 3.-3of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the rear end of the body spring and itsinclosing envelop.

Referring to these figures, the pad A is adjacent the forward end of thebody spring 13, the latter being adapted to extend around the side ofthe body of the wearer over one hip, as is usual and being in the formof a spring rod or heavy spring wire, with its rear end flattenedslightly and bent to form an end loop and an increased bearing point asshown in dotted lines at b in Fig. 4, this latter end of the body springalso having an outwardly projecting stud b. i

That portion of the body spring B including its rear end which in uselies in close contact with the body of the wearer, is inclosed in aleather envelop C, having a slit 0 through which the stud b may project,and the parts of which are connected along one side of the envelop bymeans of socket or like fasteners C. One portion ofthe envelop adjacentits forward end may also be provided with a tab 0 by which the parts maybe more readily disconnected when desired inorder that the envelop maybe removedfrom the body spring for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

The forward end of the body spring 13 extends into a transverse apertureof a post D, into the outer end of which is threaded a set screw 03engageable with the body spring to lock the same in adjusted position,the inner end of the post Dhaving a threaded stem d projecting looselythrough an aperture in one end of a plate E and receiving a milled nut Dby which the post may be secured, the adjacent end of plate E beingturned outwardly as clearly seen in Fig. 2 and provided with a threadedaperture through which is extended a set screw 6 engaging the side ofthe post D to additionally hold the latter. 3

As will be clearly seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2, the plate E is.provided with an intermediate longitudinal slot 6 and has a stud orbutton 6 at its end opposite to that through which the set screw 6operates, said stud or button 6 forming connection for one end of thebody encircling strap F, the opposite end of which connects to the studb of the body spring before mentioned.

A .pad A which may be formed of various materials is provided with aback plate A having a central socket a and secured to the pad by screwsa. A ball 9 at the inner end of a substantially central stem G isdisposed in a socket a upon the inner surface of the plate A and theinner portion of this ball is in turn engaged by a bearing plate H, theends of which are connected to the back plate A by screws 72, and h, theformer of which has a milled head by which the bearing plate H may bereadily adjusted toward and awayfrom theback plate A to more or lesstightly engage the ball 9 of the stem G.

The outer end of the stem- G has a threaded extension 9 extendingthrough the slot 6 of the plate E, this latter plate bein thus seatedupon the outer end of the stem and held in adjusted position withrespect thereto by means of a nut G engaging the threaded extension g. I

In the use of my improved truss, the set screws 41 and e and the milledscrews h and tained at all times except where through accident orotherwise further adjustment is necessary.

To secure the greatest remedialefi'ect by means of a truss of thischaracter it should be worn at all times and not removed either whenretiring for the night or when bathing. In the latter case it is at onceappar cut that with my improved truss the strap F and the'fiexibleenvelop C of the body spring may be readily removed thus leaving for thetime being only such vparts as are unaffected by'water.

Furthermore it will be noted that the plate E to which the forwardends'of the pressure. exerting parts, namely strap F and body spring Bare'connected, is spaced away and a strap detachably connected at oneend to said pad, and extending in opposite directions from vthe pad toembrace opposite sides of the body the opposite end of the'spring havinga flattened end loop provided with a projecting stud for engagementbythe op-.

posite end of the strap, and a fiexible en velop for the said bodyspring and consisting of detachable parts providing for its readyremoval, andione of which parts has a an opening exteriorly throughwhich said stud projects when the envelop is in use. GEORGE H. EDDLEMAN.

\Vitnesses: t MYRON G. CIIEAR,

SoLoN C. KnMoN.

